Representatives from AOWMA attended a two day meeting of the Standard of Practice Task Group in Red Deer on November 22 & 23, 2012.

The task group is made up of representatives from Alberta Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Health, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, Health Canada, AOWMA, University of Calgary, Safety Codes Council, and industry. The role of the group is to review the 2009 Standard of Practice to provide input to the Plumbing and Technical Council on proposed changes, edits, and updates to the SOP. The next version of the SOP is scheduled for release in 2014.